Legal Opinion
United States v. Dixon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 2006No. 05-1559PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
After defendant-appellant Jody Dixon pleaded guilty to five counts of mailing threatening communications, see 18 U.S.C. § 876, the district court determined that he harbored an intent to make good on his graphic threats. That finding precipitated a six-level enhancement under the applicable federal sentencing guideline. See USSG § 2A6.1(b)(1). The court then imposed a 115-month incarcerative sentence, corresponding to the top of the guideline sentencing range (GSR).
In this appeal, Dixon principally contends that the district court erred in applying the intent enhancement.…
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